History Trivia / JhonenVasquez

* OldShame: His school-age ''Johnny'' stuff. That hasn't stopped him from publishing it in the back of the Director's Cut book.

* CreatorsOddball: Both [[WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja Randy Cunningham]] and the ''Very Important House'' pilot were developed by Creator/DisneyXD, the last company anyone would ever associate [[BlackAndGrayMorality with]] [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom a]] [[ComedicSociopathy person]] [[MadArtist like]] [[CloudCuckooLander Jhonen]].

* HeAlsoDid: Directed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0AX81gv5aM the music video for "Shut Me Up"]] by Music/MindlessSelfIndulgence. It it exactly what one would imagine a live-action Jhonen Vasquez comic would look like.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Co-created a pilot for Disney XD entitled ''Very Important House'' which was shelved when management at Disney shifted.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Co-created a pilot for Disney XD entitled ''Very Important House'', sort of his take on ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', which was shelved when management at Disney shifted.

* OneOfUs: Judging from comments on his Website/{{Twitter}}, he seems to be an avid gamer with major knowledge of geeky pop culture.
** He has an inactive Website/SomethingAwful account, even.
** He highly encourages fan art for beginning artists, and [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m697q5AQtD1qd6bcco1_500.jpg has even done some himself]].
** He's cited the original ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' indie comics by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird as his biggest motivation to be a comic book artist, as it was so different from everything else at the time. He eventually became a PromotedFanboy when he got to make an animated short for Nickelodeon entitled "Don vs Raph".
** He's spoken at length about how the ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' episodes "[=NanoZim=]" and "Game Slave 2" were born out of his love for video games.

* DecendedCreator: He provided the voice of Minimoose, Old Kid, and Zim's super computer in ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim''. Reportedly this was because the show had already gone over budget and Jhonen didn't want to spend money for voice actors to record a few seconds of dialogue each.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Co-created a pilot for Disney XD entitled ''Very Important House'', sort of his take on ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', which was shelved when management at Disney shifted.
* CreatorsOddball: Both [[WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja Randy Cunningham]] and the ''Very Important House'' pilot were developed by Creator/DisneyXD, the last company anyone would ever associate [[BlackAndGrayMorality with]] [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom a]] [[ComedicSociopathy person]] [[MadArtist like]] [[CloudCuckooLander Jhonen]].
* AscendedCreator: He provided the voice of Minimoose, Old Kid, and Zim's super computer in ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim''. Reportedly this was because the show had already gone over budget and Jhonen didn't want to spend money for voice actors to record a few seconds of dialogue each.

** This also extended to Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} during the Zim's production. Executives wanted his office to decorated with cute characters from the show, so in response, Jhonen [[CrossingTheLineTwice decided to put up pictures]] [[NauseaFuel of Bloaty instead]].

* CreatorsOddball: Both [[WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja Randy Cunningham]] and the ''Very Important House'' pilot were developed by Creator/DisneyXD, the last company anyone would ever associate [[BlackAndGrayMorality with]] [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom a]] [[ComedicSociopathy person]] [[MadArtist like]] [[CloudCuckooLander Jhonen]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Co-created a pilot for Disney XD entitled ''Very Important House'', sort of his take on ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', which was shelved when management at Disney shifted.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Has happened a few times in real life with ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim''. Also appears in a few of Vasquez's works, and is the main reason that Devi quits her job in ''ComicBook/IFeelSick''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Occasionally prone to being screwed by networks, producers, etc which inevitably leads to some missed opportunities. Invader Zim was planned all the way up until a TV movie conclusion to the series. His latest pilot, Very Important House, is also a sad example of this as Disney bought the rights and shelved it without showing anyone. Small clips showed it to be a frantic, neon-colored and dimension-hopping fever dream of a show but Word of God says that management shifted and decided they didn't want it.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Occasionally prone to being screwed by networks, producers, etc. Invader Zim languished for years under Nickelodean's ownership until Oni-Press saved it. His latest pilot, Very Important House, is also a sad example of this as Disney bought the rights and shelved it without showing anyone. Small clips showed it to be a frantic, neon-colored and dimension-hopping fever dream of a show but Word of God says that management shifted and decided they didn't want it.

* TrollingCreator: He tends to respond to questions about a ''[[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Zim]]'' with [[https://twitter.com/JhonenV/status/332618611757813760 his tongue surgically implanted in his cheek.]]

* He's spoken at length about how the ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' episodes "[=NanoZim=}" and "Game Slave 2" were born out of his love for video games.

** He's cited the original ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' comics by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird as his biggest motivation to be a comic book artist, as it was so different from everything else at the time. He eventually became a PromotedFanboy when he got to make an animated short for Nickelodeon entitled "Don vs Raph".

** He's a big fan of ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', the original comics by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird are largely why he decided to become a comic book artist in the first place because they were so different from everything else at the time, he even got to make an animated short for Nickelodeon entitled "Don vs Raph".

* TrollingCreator: He tends to respond to questions about a ''[[InvaderZim Zim]]'' with [[https://twitter.com/JhonenV/status/332618611757813760 his tongue surgically implanted in his cheek.]]

* TrollingCreator: [[https://twitter.com/JhonenV/status/332618611757813760 This is particularly the case.]]

* ExecutiveMeddling: Has happened a few times in real life with ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim''. Also appears in a few of Vasquez's works, and is the main reason that Devi quits her job in ''IFeelSick''.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Has happened a few times in real life with ''InvaderZim''. Also appears in a few of Vasquez's works, and is the main reason that Devi quits her job in ''IFeelSick''.

** He has an inactive SomethingAwful account, even.